Example sentences of "as i [verb] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I drank my tea , I heard her answer the phone : ‘ Terrible morning , can I help you ? ’ |
| 2 | As I finished my meal an entire flotilla of portly Bavarians waddled out , having consumed vast quantities of beer with their enormous meal . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I can , ’ he said as I finished my meal and leaned back , wiping my mouth on the back of my hand , more to annoy him that anything else . |
| 4 | As I munched my bun , Richard said ‘ you are involved now ’ . |
| 5 | I can get about a bit , I 'm not er hobbling as much , as l as long as I take my time I 'm not too bad . |
| 6 | As I take my seat , Lil rushes in , with an apologetic nod . |
| 7 | As I clicked my stopwatch at the start line it began to rain . |
| 8 | So much so in fact that tonight , as I filled my cat 's litter tray with ‘ Sophisticat ’ , I noticed a distinct similarity to standard aquarium ammonia remover . |
| 9 | I was sure the triptych mirror was one of her own treasures and I opened it carefully to see myself as I brushed my hair and applied a quick dab of lipstick , the red paint which marked me as a Westerner as surely as my blue eyes and blondish hair . |
| 10 | The woods crowd in on me as I make my way along the ancient track . |
| 11 | I take a look in the file as I make my way down to the main entrance . |
| 12 | As I make my way through my lecture tours overseas I am frequently asked who was the best , and I have to evade a proper answer because each group had its Gibsons , but at different times . |
| 13 | I do n't care , as long as I get my money . |
| 14 | Now that when , as soon as I get my cheque from the British Legion for two hundred , roughly . |
| 15 | which is why I said to him that yeah he can have a new computer , he can get what he , you know what he wants as long as I get my bedroom done |
| 16 | At last , as I set my knife and fork down , I caught the gloomy eye of my table-companion and ventured to say , ‘ You will be in Geneva tomorrow in time to see this wretched woman brought to justice , I presume ? ’ |
| 17 | The Rising Star and Half Moon began to shine as I wended my way back over the Skerne Bridge . |
| 18 | Summoning up all my courage , I entered San Esteban and its overpowering gilded Churriguera altar seemed to welcome me like a long-lost friend as I dipped my hand in the holy-water stoup at the door and knelt to pray in front of Claudio Coello 's heavenly blue painting . |
| 19 | Thirty pairs of eyes stared with unwavering concentration as I dipped my hand into the all-too-familiar breakfast of slightly sour rice and salted fish . |
| 20 | Because as I heard my mother speak Italian all the time and my cousins , you really ca can in my , you know in your |
| 21 | As I accelerated my pace I asked myself what I was doing here , and I did n't know the answer . |
| 22 | He 'd follow me where I fancied , as I avoided my education . |
| 23 | As I left my GP — he was passing me over to a surgeon — and he shook my hand and wished me luck — that in itself was a bad sign — neither the truth nor the meaning had really sunk in . |
| 24 | But as I left my car and started to go into the house it was then that I realised I was falling under the spell of this Englishwoman who had been such a delightful and charming companion that day . ’ |
| 25 | The inspector 's warning came too late — just as I put my hand through the bars . |
| 26 | The ice occasionally shears away as I put my weight on it . |
| 27 | But I know what 'll happen to me soon as I put my face round the door . |
| 28 | Needless to say , as soon as I realised my error , the spell had been broken : the piercing aroma of geranium came through shrill and clear . |
| 29 | To say , as I pull my hand back from the flame , 'l have no reason to shun pain' , is no more than playing with a verbal formula of doubt ; it does not open any abyss under my feet like ‘ I have no reason to obey moral imperatives ’ . |
| 30 | Val and the others got a taxi to the airport , but as I had my bike to take I had to ride it there . |